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Fisher Investments launches local HNW offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
Fisher Investments will start offering investment management services to high-net-worth private clients via its local subsidiary. The subsidiary, Fisher Investments Australasia, has served institutional clients in the region since 2013 - but this is ...

How noise impacts trading performance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Did trading desks perform better or worse when they were forced to work from home last year? That is the question UNSW Business school researchers sought to answer. A study by UNSW Business School associate professors Elise Payzan-LeNestour and James ...

GAM hires from BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
The Swiss manager is investing in its local business, adding to its product offering and hiring a senior manager from BlackRock. Close to three years since opening its Australian office, GAM Investments is growing the Sydney-based team with the addition ...

Magellan launches FuturePay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
Magellan has launched its much-anticipated retirement income product today with a pay cheque replacement, having first flagged the idea back in 2017. FuturePay is an actively managed fund available on Chi-X from Wednesday and in an unlisted vehicle ...

IOOF completes merger, appoints executives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
IOOF completed its acquisition of MLC Wealth from National Australia Bank yesterday, adding 406 financial advisers to IOOF and making key appointments. Nine months after announcing the deal, IOOF has integrated MLC Wealth in a move that has also doubled ...

JANA appoints head of sustainability

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
JANA has hired Westpac's executive manager for risk for the newly created role of head of sustainability. Rachel Halpern will work closely with JANA's head of responsible investment Tim Conly, taking the team to six people, the firm said. Halpern will ...

Pinnacle affiliates reach $85bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management has reported a 20% boost in assets under management across all its affiliates, hitting $84.9 billion in the space of four months. In an update to investors, the ASX-listed firm announced robust end of April 2021 results ...

James Murdoch launches SPAC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... working with Uday Shankar, the former chief executive of Disney's India business, on the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Seven Islands will be the name of the SPAC, and papers show it is a joint venture between Murdoch's private holding company ...

Macquarie Wrap reaches new milestone

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
The Macquarie Wrap platform has hit new heights, recording over $100 billion in assets under administration. As at 31 March 2021, Macquarie Wrap has $101.4 billion in AUA, 21% market share and annual flows of $4.9 billion. Head of wealth product and ...

WTW launches working group

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
Willis Towers Watson has launched a working group that actively seeks opportunities in the public-private equity space. Established in March, one focus area for the working group is the potential for a new type of passive or beta offering within private ...